Comparison

Being Boring vs poki pet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Being Boring

Engage in simple, repetitive tasks to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and enhance focus. This app offers various interactive exercises designed to clear the mind and boost creativity through mindful engagement.

Highlights
  • Interactive touch-based exercises
  • Gravity-sensitive dot manipulation
  • Swipe-based dot interaction
  • Line drawing connection game
  • Magnet-like dot attraction
  • Finger painting within shapes
  • Number matching game
  • Number counting exercise
Features
Read full description

Just be, right now. Relax and meditate for a short while with Being Boring for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Concentrate on a repetitive and monotone task for a few minutes - like a game without a goal. Being Boring can help you reduce stress, focus, clear your mind and to kickstart your creativity. So the next time you have a few moments to spare, practice mindfulness by being boring. Here are the different things you can do in Being Boring (double tap or long press on the screen to choose): • Touch - Touch a dot and it disappears to appear somewhere else and then you can touch that and so on • Gravity - Three dots move depending on how you move your device • Swipe - Swipe the dot and it will glide away and bounce off the edges of the screen • Connect - By touching a dot a line between that dot and the previous dot is drawn • Magnet - Drag a dot from the center of the screen and release it and will be drawn back by a magnet • Paint - Draw with your finger within a shape and it will empty a few seconds after the last touch • Numbers - Choose the correct number from 1 to 9 from random buttons • Count - Scroll a list of numbers from 1 to 999

About

poki pet

Care for adorable virtual pets on your Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad. Nurture, feed, and play with them, syncing with your Health app to earn hearts for your pet through walking. Enjoy classic pixel art for a nostalgic experience.

Highlights
  • Virtual pet care
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Health app syncing
  • Multi-device sync
Features
Read full description

Take care of adorable virtual watch pets on your Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad in Poki – the cutest pet game for your wrist! Choose from lovable puppies, dogs, and cats. Nurture, feed, and play with them anytime, anywhere. Enjoy classic pixel art that brings a nostalgic tamagotchi feel to your wrist pet. Poki is more than just a virtual pet app – it’s a fitness companion too! Sync with your Health app and walk to earn hearts for your pet. The more steps you take, the happier your digital pet becomes. FEATURES: - VIRTUAL PET LOVE – Feed, play, and care for cute pets with classic idle game charm. - PIXEL RETRO VIBES – Enjoy charming 8-bit graphics like your favorite tamagotchi toys. - APPLE WATCH GAME – Full Apple Watch and watchOS support. Your pet is always with you! - STAY ACTIVE – Meet step goals to boost your pet’s happiness. Get fit while having fun. - MULTI-DEVICE SYNC – Play on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Download Poki – Watch Pet and start your journey with the cutest digital pet companion. Try it FREE today!

Screenshots

Being Boring4 screens
poki pet3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Being Boring at 81% against poki pet's 0%. Being Boring also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.6 vs 4.1). poki pet's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. poki pet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Being Boring asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Being Boring holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Being Boring's written reviews are positive against 0% of poki pet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, poki pet every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Being Boring versus poki pet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeing Boringpoki pet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings) — better4.1 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2242 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter Borg Apps ABAjul Raj

Customer experience

Being Boring

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

poki pet

All ratings41 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Being Boring

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

poki pet

One-time1
  • Poki - Watch Pet Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Being Boring free?
Being Boring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is poki pet free?
poki pet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Being Boring or poki pet?
Being Boring is rated higher. Being Boring averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while poki pet averages 4.1 from 42 ratings.
Do Being Boring or poki pet have ads?
Neither Being Boring nor poki pet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Being Boring or poki pet?
Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, and poki pet every 5 days. Most recently, Being Boring was updated on October 23, 2026 and poki pet on October 27, 2026.

Other comparisons